The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, has chosen Ken 'Krazy' Kutaragi as the recipient of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Interactive Achievement Awards. The man behind that PlayStation thing (which we hear was really popular with you kids some years ago) will be honored on February 7th during a ceremony held at the Red Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in conjunction with next year's D.I.C.E. Summit.Though now retired (or "squeezed out" depending on who you ask), the former Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. president and CEO was instrumental in the creation and launch of the PlayStation brand, the importance of which cannot be overstated -- we'd be surprised (and disappointed) if you were reading this and haven't had some sort of PlayStation product pass through your hands. If we have to wonder what the gaming landscape would be like without Kutaragi's kontributions, we reckon he deserves a fancy trophy. At the very least, we'll get a great acceptance speech out of it.
[Thanks, ShortFuse]
